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mideltone_one in treatallanright

Setting a Trap

Jan 01, 2010 19:19

Author: mideltone_one
Title: Setting a Trap
Words: 1048
Genre: Slash
Rating: PG
Disclaimer:The Robin Hood characters written about here belong to Tiger Aspect and the British Broadcasting Corporation. All Rights Reserved. No copyright infringement is intended nor is any money being made. I don't own them - if I did I'd be too busy drooling to write! All ( Read more... )

fic, cat: slash, intercomm, cat: short fic (1001-5000 words), author: mideltoneone

Comments 10

jagnikjen January 2 2010, 00:48:09 UTC

That Will sure is a tricky one. Good job.

mideltone_one January 2 2010, 11:45:21 UTC

That Will sure is a tricky one

He comes over as so straight laced and serious most of the time, I thought we deserved to see a cheekier side to him.

robinfanatic January 2 2010, 01:52:33 UTC

Much's concern is so cute!

And I think the boys might need more than a ladder if they try to catch John under the mistletoe!!

Today though the possibility of keeping one's feet dry, or nearly dry, overrode any feelings of annoyance.

LOL! I can definitely see Allan thinking this way! I like the story opening, describing the tracking issues in the snow. Since we never saw any in the show I hadn't thought much about it.

Lovely fic!

mideltone_one January 2 2010, 11:48:46 UTC

the boys might need more than a ladder
Good point. Not sure you could get John under mistletoe as much as level with it.

There was quite a bit of snow around in real life when I wrote this, hence the realisation of being tracked.

Thanks for the comments. :)

hippie_girl_31 January 2 2010, 11:49:36 UTC

That Will certainly is a crafty one, isn't he?

And nice references to the difficulties of trying to remain undetected with snow on the ground. I sometimes wish the show would have shown a bit more of the harshness of their lives at times. I love the fun and adventure, but a dose of realism now and again might have been nice.

Nice job!

mideltone_one January 2 2010, 13:19:48 UTC

Thank you.

I know what you mean about realism. I suppose depicting life as it really was in the 12th century would just be too depressing.

omteddy2006 January 2 2010, 19:09:36 UTC

I'll reiterate what everyone has said about the snow and tracking. I love it when a fanfic writer explains a situation that should have existed in canon but was not a part of the show. It just gives the whole fandom more depth; another piece of the puzzle.

mideltone_one January 3 2010, 10:17:03 UTC

Thank you.

I'm surprised they never had a snow scene in the show myself. I would have thought the gang out-tricking Gisborne et al at tracking would have been an obvious story.

wastingyourgum January 21 2010, 11:55:34 UTC

Would have been a great story but a nightmare to film! And we wouldn't have wanted any important bits getting frostbitten and dropping off our favourite actors now would we?! ;)

Another great fic and a lovely W/A moment! Poor Much - I hope Will leaves the mistletoe up long enough for him to catch Robin under it!

And like robinfantic said I think you'd probably need some strong rope as well as a ladder to persuade John to stand under it - or maybe that depends on who's doing the kissing (and where) ;)

whytewytch4 February 9 2010, 23:57:07 UTC

I agree with what everyone else has said so far, particularly in reference to the snow, Allan going to the river, and then erasing his tracks.

"At any other time of year, Allan would have been insulted being forced to stay behind while the gang was out on a raid. Today though the possibility of keeping one's feet dry, or nearly dry, overrode any feelings of annoyance." SO, Allan!

And Much--wonder what made him so worried that Allan would try to steal a kiss?

Loving cheeky Will--it's always the quiet ones, isn't it?

Nice story, lots of fun, with details from reality, not the studio!